Analysis News YouTube Music and Premium surpass 80m paid subscribers That subscriber figure marks a 30 million increase on the last subscriber figure
Analysis News Labels asking TikTok for share of ad revenue in new deal talks (report) Bloomberg reports that the three majors are asking TikTok for a share of ad revenues in talks for new deals
Analysis News Reservoir Media revenues grow 10% YoY to $33.3m in calendar Q3 Company has published new investor filings for the three months to end of September
News Snoop Dogg signs with talent agency WME for representation in all areas 'WME is the only place that can handle the career I’ve built and grow it even further,' Snoop Dogg said
News Universal lands exclusive global publishing deal with China’s RYCE spanning 700+ songs Deal also includes 'expansive' K-Pop song catalog rights across greater China region
News Providence makes strategic investment in talent agency Wasserman Wasserman Founder Casey Wasserman will continue to retain a controlling stake
News FUGA strikes partnership with classical music company Naxos Naxos Music Group distributes more than 90,000 titles
Analysis News Spotify considering buying MENA-focused rival Anghami (report) Anghami listed on the NASDAQ in New York in February
News Music funding platform beatBread launches exclusive investor network New service lets music companies, distributors and 'high net-worth' individuals bid on catalog and new music projects
News Jaxsta introduces new metadata matching tool for rightsholders Jaxsta houses more than 289 million official music credits from over 330 data partners
Interviews ‘The hardest thing in the world isn’t writing your first hit, it’s writing your second.’ The first song Evan Bogart wrote, before he even considered himself a songwriter, was SOS for Rihanna. All he had to do then was follow it up...
News Wise Music expands into Iceland, led by Inga Weisshappel Wise Music Iceland will operate as a JV between Edition Wilhelm Hansen and Bosworth Music
Analysis News Why ingesting 100,000 tracks a day may not prove sustainable for Spotify’s business in the long-term. Why it's worth keeping an eye on Spotify's hosting costs as over 100k tracks a day hit streaming platforms
News Warner Chappell renews global deal with South Korea-based publisher 153/Joombas Company's catalog includes songs written for K-Pop stars like BTS, EXO, aespa, Monsta X and NCT DREAM
Analysis News Sir Lucian Grainge on the dilution of the majors’ music on streaming platforms, TikTok’s future and more Grainge participated in a Q&A on Universal Music Group's Q3 earnings call last week